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A woman rolls a marijuana cigarette in this Aug. 30, 2014, file photo. Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images
Alaska became the third U.S. state, along with Washington and Colorado, to legalize recreational use of marijuana on Tuesday, but it still is...

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A new study believes that the answer to preventing roadway accidents is to pump up the perceived action in road signs. Image by Ryan Elder
How do you make drivers pay more attention to road signs? Simple: increase the action.
While the idea may...

Afaa Michael Weaver has received numerous awards for his poetry, including a Fulbright scholarship, a Pen Fellowship, a Pushcart Prize and an NEA fellowship.
Twenty-one Chinese characters mark the start of “City of Eternal Spring,” poet Afaa Michael...

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